Chinese mythology : an introduction
Chinese mythology : an introduction / Anne Birrell ; with a foreword by Yuan K‘o.Publisher Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1993.
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Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chronological Table
Introduction 1
Definitions of Myth 2
Approaches to Chinese Myth 5
The Comparative Method in the Study of Chinese Myth 10
Modern Chinese and Japanese Studies of Chinese Myth 13
The Nature of Chinese Mythic Narratives 17
The Polyfunctionality of Myth as an Organizing Principle 20
Future Research on Chinese Myth: A New Dimension 21
1 Origins 23
The Origin of the World 26
The Goddess Nu Kua Creates Human Beings 33
Sunrise, Sunset 35
2 Culture Bearers 40
The River God Chu Ling 41
The Fire Driller 42
Fu Hsi's Inventions and Discoveries 44
The Farmer God Thrashes Herbs 47
Ch'ih Yu Invents Metallurgy and Weapons 50
Ti K'u Makes Musical Instruments 53
Hou Chi Teaches How to Sow Grain 54
Po Yi Tames Birds and Beasts 58
K'ung Chia Rears Dragons 60
Ts'an Ts'ung Encourages Sericulture 61
Master Yen Presents His Invention 63
Minor Culture Bearer Traditions 65
3 Saviors 67
Chu Lung, Torch Dragon 68
Nu Kua Mends the Sky 69
Hou Chi Saves Humans from Starvation 72
Shun, the Filial Son 74
The Burial Place of Shun 76
Yi Shoots the Ten Suns to Avert Disaster 77
Kun and the Flood 79
Yu Controls the Flood 81
K'ai Receives the Music of Heaven 83
At Mulberry Forest They Pray for Rain 85
The Virgin Brides and the River God 87
4 Destroyers 89
Crimes of the Gods 90
The Links between Earth and Heaven Are Severed 91
The Sons of Chuan Hsu 95
Kung Kung Butts into the Mountain 97
The Myths of Hun Tun 98
The Shen Star and the Ch'en Star 100
Yi Shoots the Lord of the River 101
The Three Trials of Shun 104
King Kai Loses His Oxen 105
King Chieh of the Hsia and the Two Suns 108
King Chou of the Shang Imprisons King Wen of the Chou Dynasty 110
5 Miraculous Birth 113
Ti K'u 114
Chiang Yuan Gives Birth to Hou Chi 116
P'an Hu 118
Po Yi 120
Kun and Yu 121
Yu, the T'u-shan Girl, and Ch'i 122
Ti Chun and His Wives 123
King Yen of Hsu 125
Yi Yin Is Born of a Hollow Mulberry Tree 128
6 Myths of the Yellow Emperor 130
The Battle between the Yellow Emperor and the Flame Emperor 131
Ch'ih Yu Attacks the Yellow Emperor 132
The Yellow Emperor Captures the K'uei Monster 134
The Yellow Emperor Conquers the Four Emperors 135
The Yellow Emperor Loses the Black Pearl 136
The Yellow Emperor Questions the Dark Lady on the Art of War 137
7 Myths of Yi the Archer 138
Yi Shoots the Ten Suns to Avert Disaster 139
The Rock of the Nine Suns 140
Yi Shoots the Lord of the River 140
Feng Meng Kills Yi 143
Ch'ang O Escapes to the Moon 144
8 Myths of Yu the Great 146
Yu Controls the Flood 146
The Signs of Yu's Divine Favor 148
Yu's Function as Warrior 148
Yu Measures the Whole World 152
Yu Casts the Nine Cauldrons 153
Yu and the T'u-shan Girl 155
The Deities Help Yu to Control the Flood 157
9 Goddesses 160
Nu Kua 163
Draught Ox and Weaver Maid 165
The Hsiang Queens 167
Woman Ch'ou 169
The Queen Mother of the West 171
Ch'ang O 176
Jasper Lady 176
The Goddess of Salt River 178
10 Immortality 181
The Mountain Paradise of K'un-lun 183
The Island Paradises in the East 185
The Myth of P'eng-tsu's Longevity 187
11 Metamorphoses 189
P'an Ku Is Transformed into the Universe 190
The Monster Fish Changes into the Monster Bird 191
The Death of Ch'ih Yu 192
The Myth of Yao's Son Tan Chu 193
Ch'ang O Becomes a Toad in the Moon 195
Yi Yin's Mother Changes into a Hollow Mulberry Tree 195
Fu Yueh Turns into a Star 196
Tu Yu and the Call of the Nightjar 197
The Silkworm Horse 199
12 Love 201
Nu Kua Marries Her Brother in the First Marriage 203
The Lord of the Granary and the Goddess of Salt River 204
Draught Ox and Weaver Maid 206
The Son of the White Emperor Courts the Goddess Huang O 207
The Bereavement of Shun's Wives 209
Yu and the T'u-shan Girl 210
Han P'ing, a Husband and His Wife 210
13 Heroes 213
Ching Wei Dams the Sea 214
K'ua-fu Races the Sun 215
Hsing T'ien Dances with Shield and Battle-Ax 216
The Foolish Old Man Moves a Mountain 218
K'ai Receives the Music of Heaven 219
The Death of Po Yi and Shu Ch'i 220
Kan Chiang and Mo Yeh Forge Swords 221
Eyebrows Twelve Inches Apart 224
The Five Brothers 227
Li Ping Fights the Water Beast 228
14 Fabled Flora and Fauna 230
The Divine Light of Torch Dragon 232
The Chien-mu Sky-Ladder 232
The Giant Peach Tree 233
Leaning Mulberry 234
The Vastness of K'un-lun Mountains 234
The Beast of White Marsh 235
King Mu of Chou's Fabled Horses 236
The Many-Splendored Bird 237
Vegetal Myths: Ming-chia, Sha-fu, and Chin-ning 238
Kao Yao Honors His Ram 240
The Dragon and the Tortoise 241
Carp Leap over Dragon Gate 242
15 Strange Lands and Peoples 243
Pierced-Chest Country 245
Odd-Arm Country 247
The Country of Men 247
The Country of Women 248
The Country of Meng Shu 250
Owl-Sunshine Country 251
16 Founding Myths 253
The Founding Myth of the Shang 255
T'ang the Conqueror Attacks the Hsia 256
Hou Chi, Founder of the Chou 258
King Wen of the Chou 259
King Wu of the Chou 261
The Beginning of the Yao People 264
The Ancestor of the Shu 264
The Founding Myth of the Pa People 265
The God Shao Hao Founds the Niao Kingdom 267
Concordance of English and Chinese Book Titles 269
Bibliography 273
Index of Chinese Names and Terms 295
Index of Concepts
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